An Evening with Suggs!

(Almost!)

I was invited out for a friend of a friend's Birthday last night, and I know that I have met a number of people who were going before, but I have to admit that the last time I met them was at a very drunken party with my sister and her boyfriend (and mixed with my atrocious memory for names, I wasn't convinced that I would remember too many people there!)

We were eating at a small Italian on Walmgate in York. I knew the place, although not the name Il Paradiso Del Cibo. When I worked in York I walked past it most lunchtimes, and it was a small sarnie/pizza bar, with a long counter in the window, and admit that I never went in. Last night I was therefore hugely suprised to find it full of tables and the counter gone.

Not sure who was going to be there I was given the run down on the journey over......."I'm pretty sure there will be A......and M..... who you'll know, and then S...... and P..., oh and you will probably remember D...... and C....... oh and A.....and Suggs." I have to admit that my mind was somewhat in neutral as I wasn't driving and I kinda let the last one slip over my head.

We found the restaraunt, and a cash machine and then we were ready to go.......and I have to admit that the first impression was somewhat unimpressive. There were twenty of us, sitting around an L shaped table, that was probably big enough for 14 (can't beat a cosy dinner!)

The food however was fantastic. Plates of anti-pasta were placed around the table, and followed by shellfish, crevettes in garlic butter, and asparagus  (really delicious) followed by bowls of ravioli and then huge platters of roast pork. It was wonderful Italian food, cooked by a great Italian chef. It was whilst sitting and chatting to the Birthday Girl that she told me that "Yeah A.... and  Suggs were gutted that they couldn't be here, but he had to sit in for Cerys Matthews on 6 Music! And the manager of Radiohead was going to be here to, but they couldn't make it either!"

It's crazy (whilst I have never met Suggs and I am sure he is a generally normal guy, he was still one of my childhood heroes) everyone at the party is so laid back biking fans (another huge plus in my book anyway!)  and I have to admit that the I'm not sure how I would have coped with a massive group of bikers, and SUGGS! Kinda cool!